Hi everyone. Since february, due to massive stress at work I started suffering with anxiety. Expierienced all kind of intrusive thoughts, felt like I was going crazy. Doctor put me on mirtazapine15mg which brought little relief to my anxiety but started making me feel depressed and not myself. I felt numb. Gp stopped it cold turkey after 3 months and put me on fluoxetine 10 mg for a week then increased the dose up to 20mg.( I was on fluoxetine before for 7 years for OCD and never suffered any side effects). Before stress at work I was year free from ADs. Since stopping mirtazapine and starting fluoxetine I feel constant nasuea. It wakes me up in the morning, in the middle of the night and doesnt help me fall asleep. Nothing works on it. Tried antisickness tablets, ginger tea, hot water bottle, omeprazole. Nothing works. Today would have been day 19 on fluoxetine but due to side effects my doctor stopped it and told me to start mirtazapine 15mg from sunday. My side effects on fluoxetine were: extreme anxiety , it was burning my whole body, rushing, intrusive thoughts, feeling like Im going crazy, like Im not being myself. Felt like I was being brain washed.Was getting bad tremors, insomnia. I know that with ADs usually gets worse before it gets better but this was to extreme. But Im wondering what causing this nasuea? My gp said it can be stressed related but even diazepam didnt bring any relief. Has anyone expierienced something like that? What can I do to stop it or bring some relief. Its really making my life hell on top with anxiety. Didnt have it before. Dont know what to do about it. And Im so confused about taking mirtazapine again and thinking about trying to cope with anxiety without it and see how it goes. Any advice ? 🙂
Oh Aga, it's such a difficult decision to make, to know what to do for the best!
Hopefully the nausea will start to go now you've stopped the f' , I really hope so.
I really believe we become intolerant to some meds even when we've been on them before!
💖 Xxx
Yeah I agree. I think its a lottery. One time they can work and second time make you worse. Im feeling positive today. Got some goal and something to look forward. If it wasnt for this nasuea I would actually feel okay. Hopefully its going to go away after stopping fluo xx
Here is to hoping today is the start of feeling better for you 💖
Hi aga; sooooo sorry to know that you are suffering. I've been on Mirt for over 20 years. It was given to me for depression and insomnia. I suffer from panic disorder, generalized anxiety (have it all the time), depression, seasonal affective disorder and on top of that stress-induced IBS-A.
At 15 mgs Mirt causes sedation and prob. why you were feeling depressed and numb. At 30 mgs it helps some people with depression; however, I've found it a beast to withdraw from (doing that now). You might NOT want to start it again for that reason.
At 7.5mgs. Mirt I am (like you) nauseated when I wake and then develop a head ache that slowly goes away. What I take for anxiety (just takes the edge off and stopped the panic attacks), is Xanax. You might want to talk to your doc about a short trial of that. I take a 1/2 mg. several times throughout the day. The nausea you are feeling might be the result of two medication in your body at the sametime. I had a terrible time getting off F and a nasty time (side effects) starting MIRT. I don't know if cannabis (CBD minus THC) is available where you are but it helped my friend when he was so nauseas because of AIDS. He couldn't eat until he was given the drug. Just a thot.
I really really long for it. Had another sleepless night, even tho I was shattered last night, could not settle. Its a joke. How are you ? Xx
Hiya , all the good natural stuff are illegal in Uk. Thats the problem grrrrrr. Ive got some diazepam but it doesnt do anything for me. Doctors in Uk dont like prescribing benzos, its strictly controlled in here. Better to just leave people and let them suffer.Ive got mine from doctor in Poland. I was 3 months on mirtazapine and even after this short period Im still suffering withdrawl. 3 weeks later. Main problem is insomnia and hightened anxiety. I havent felt such a strong anxiety even before taking ADs. I know Im thinking about not taking mirtazapine again and just see how it goes without . Maybe I can manage somehow. Many people do manage . I just want to feel myself again. I think we all do lol
Oh dear, this mirtazapine has got a lot to answer for. My small titration down from 7.5 is proving troublesome. Some nights sleep is really bad dreams still lifelike, and i wake depressed every morning, almost back to where i was three years ago before a/ds. I have tried many and am no better. Really dont want to increase mirt any more but yesterday i needed 3mg of diazepam to feel normal. Dont know where to turn next. Psych is baffled by my paradoxical reactions on different meds which suit most people.
anyone out there on a different misnwhich helped when mirtaz/fluox/sert didnt?
Hi Im exactly the same. Can hardly sleep during the night, keep waking up with extreme anxiety and horrible dreams. I took 10mg od diazepam with no effect. It didnt even take the edge off. Now I sat with horrible stress and tremors. My eyes are rolling cause Im so tired. Tried to sleep again but my heart is pounding and anxiety comes in waves. And I cant stop thoughts going thru my head. Totally daft ones but they feel like a big deal . I feel like im going to get panic attack, even tho I didnt have one since beginning of may.....what a horrible feeling and I cant do anything to feel some relief. What we like eh ? Just dont know whats going on xx
Do younthinkmgetting rid if mirtazapine will help us all? It isnt easy i know but i just wonder if its causing the bad night thoughts. Its meant to make you sleep but inthink mynbodynis used to,it.
I honestly dont know. At least on mirtazapine I had good night sleeps and wasnt this anxious. I think we are still having witdrawl. One lad was addicted to heroine for 20 years and he said witdrawls werent as bad as from mirtazapine. It makes you wonder. I remeber when I was coming off fluoxetine after 7 years and didnt feel as bad.
Gosh sounds like there are loads of us suffering 😢
Ann I'm exactly the same at the moment, I'm on day 9 of Escitilopram after coming of Mirtazapine and I still feel horrendous!
I thought by now I'd begin to feel some relief but not!
Doesn't help that this is yet another med change, GP took me off Trazadone cold turkey at the end of May and put me on Mirtazapine now on 10mg Escitilopram and Quetiapine
Its horrible isnt it. I just settled a little bit. Dozed off on sofa for 1hr. Horrible anxiety. And horrible dreams. Keep dreaming about people dying 😐its like im dreaming movie.
It seems never ending aga, I'm so worn out with it all this damn anxiety/panic isn't getting any better
Same here . Im so fed up. Wish I never stopped mirtazapine cause since then everything is just worse. How are you feeling ? Xx
I'm thinking the same!
I'm managing to eat little and often, well I'm forcing myself to!
But if I fall asleep I get like a brain zap and straight into anxiety and panic! Tried reasoning with myself that it will go.but when it's early hours or late at.night reasoning doesn't work, just sweat and shake! I hate it all x
Good you are eating. I cant face food today. Im the same . Dreading night time. Dont know what to do about sleeping as I cant function without it .
That's not good re not eating today, is it still the nausea?
I'm so tired I could fall asleep but dread being hit with the anxiety, panic, sweating and shaking x
I forced myself to eat 2 eggs. Yes nasuea is still there but not as bad as it was before. And I didnt have to take any antisickness tablets🙂I dont know what is this with our sleep. I never used to have problems with it. Even before mirtazapine. Now every night and morning is a nightmare. 😑😔